The Root Cause Become a Patron She’s the strong, sword-swinging elf who’s going to save her village. He’s the freak of the woods. What they both want is to set things right. When a nasty blight spirit arrives to the magic elven land and begins corrupting all life, Wisteria sets out to reverse the effects by finding the blight's source, recruiting the help of a trusty but elusive forest navigator, Timber. What neither of them realize is just what the source is and how it will change everything.

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